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Author: Mike Adaskaveg

Mike Adaskaveg has written hundreds of stories since the website’s inception. This year marks his 54th year of covering auto racing. Adaskaveg got his start working for track photographer Lloyd Burnham at Connecticut’s Stafford Motor Speedway in 1970. Since then, he’s been a columnist, writer, and photographer, in racing and in mainstream media, for several outlets, including the Journal Inquirer, Boston Herald, Stock Car Racing, and Speedway Illustrated. Among Adaskaveg's many awards are the 1992 Eastern Motorsport Press Association (EMPA) Ace Lane Photographer of the Year and the 2019 National Motorsports Press Association (NMPA) George Cunningham Writer of the Year.
Mike Nichols: 13-Time IMCA National Champ Moving to Texas

Mike Nichols: 13-Time IMCA National Champ Moving to Texas

Dirt, Dirt Stock Cars/Street Stocks/Hobby Stocks/Factory StocksNovember 27, 2024November 27, 2024 Mike Adaskaveg

This year Mike Nichols set the all-time record for IMCA national championships, winning his 13th stock car title. Now, due to work, he’s leaving the

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Crawford County Speedway - Iowa, Heart O' Texas Speedway, IMCA, Interstate Speedway, Keith White - Academy, Kennedale Speedway Park, Mike Nichols - Harlan, Park Jefferson International Speedway, Shelby County Speedway
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IMCA Spec Engine Option for Modifieds: Analysis

IMCA Spec Engine Option for Modifieds: Analysis

Dirt, Dirt ModifiedsNovember 26, 2024November 26, 2024 Mike Adaskaveg

IMCA modified racers will have a third engine choice for 2025: a spec engine. It comes in addition to the sanctioning body’s existing claim and

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Billy Fisher - Piney Flats, Brett Root, Chaz Baca, Dart Machinery, Eagle Specialty Products, EngineQuest, Fisher Race Engines, GM, IMCA, Karl Kustoms, Kevin Stoa - Albert Lea, KS Engineering, Melling, Scat Crankshafts, Shaun Simmons
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Dillon Raffurty: Four National IMCA Titles with a Home-Built Car

Dillon Raffurty: Four National IMCA Titles with a Home-Built Car

Dirt, Dirt Small-Scale CarsNovember 26, 2024November 26, 2024 Mike Adaskaveg

Since his first title in 2021, Dillon Raffurty has remained the national IMCA mod lite champion, earning honors in 2022, 2023, and 2024. Raffurty did

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Dillon Raffurty - Kansas City, Electric City Speedway, IMCA, Mike Raffurty - Kansas City, Valley Speedway
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Cole Chernosky: Champ Raced 100-Plus Races and Beat Greats

Cole Chernosky: Champ Raced 100-Plus Races and Beat Greats

Dirt, Dirt ModifiedsNovember 25, 2024November 25, 2024 Mike Adaskaveg

There was no quit for WISSOTA modified champion and rookie of the year Cole Chernosky. He started in more than 100 features across 18 tracks

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Brown County Speedway, Cole Chernosky - Thunder Bay, Emo Speedway, Gondik Law Speedway, Grand Rapids Speedway, Hibbing Raceway, I-94 Sure Step Speedway, Kevin "Buzzy" Adams - Cameron, KRA Speedway, Madison Speedway, Mike Stearns - Aberdeen, Proctor Speedway, Rice Lake Speedway, SSR Race Cars, Thunder City Speedway, WISSOTA
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Dexton Koch Wins WISSOTA Title with a Crown Vic Super Stock

Dexton Koch Wins WISSOTA Title with a Crown Vic Super Stock

Dirt, Dirt Stock Cars/Street Stocks/Hobby Stocks/Factory StocksNovember 25, 2024April 3, 2025 Mike Adaskaveg

After three straight WISSOTA super stock national championships, someone dethroned Shane Sabraski, and that someone was Dexton Koch (78K). Koch did so by using a

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Affordable Chassis, Dexton Koch - Becker, Granite City Motor Park, Joel Henkemeyer - Sauk Rapids, Ogilvie Raceway, Princeton Speedway - Minn., Shane Sabraski - Rice, Tim Johnson - Brainerd, WISSOTA
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